Museum · Cranbrook · Kent

Cranbrook Museum

Cranbrook Museum is a building and museum in Cranbrook, Kent. It is on the official list as a Grade II listed building. A short trip away is Bodiam Castle, 11 km off, the first of 29 within 15 km.

Photo: Cranbrook Museum, David Anstiss (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Cranbrook

inside the built-up area

Run by

Local Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Museum in Cranbrook

Inside Cranbrook

Cranbrook Museum is inside Cranbrook’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Cranbrook has 178 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

Expect highs of 17–22°C in Cranbrook from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°92 mm

Feb8° / 2°65 mm

Mar11° / 3°50 mm

Apr14° / 4°53 mm

May17° / 7°55 mm

Jun20° / 10°50 mm

Jul22° / 12°50 mm

Aug22° / 12°63 mm

Sep19° / 10°59 mm

Oct15° / 7°96 mm

Nov11° / 4°94 mm

Dec8° / 2°95 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Cranbrook, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Cranbrook. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Cranbrook’s full climate →

About

Cranbrook Museum

Running it is Local Council.

Cranbrook’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Local Council
Listed: Grade II listed building
Town: in Cranbrook
Official site: cranbrookmuseum.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Cranbrook Museum on the map

Find Cranbrook Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Cranbrook Museum

Cranbrook, with 3,962 people, is the largest of the 6. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Cranbrook

3,962 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 1 km southwest of it

Hartley

447 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km northeast of it

Sissinghurst

748 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Cranbrook Common

479 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Cranbrook Museum is	People	Places to visit
Cranbrook	It’s in town	3,962	3
Hartley	1 km southwest of it	447	4
Sissinghurst	1.2 km northeast of it	748	3
Cranbrook Common	2.5 km northeast of it	479	3
Benenden	3.2 km southeast of it	1,409	7
Goudhurst	4.2 km west of it	1,104	6

Make a day of it

Next door to Cranbrook Museum

Of the 29 within 15 km, look for 3 castles, 3 gardens and a heritage railway.

Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle11 km away 2

Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden3.9 km away 3

Castle · National TrustScotney Castle8.8 km away 4

GardenBedgebury National Pinetum6.1 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageSutton Valence Castle14 km away 6Heritage railwayHeritage railwayKent and East Sussex Railway11 km away 7

GardenGreat Dixter12 km away 8

Historic houseFinchcocks Music Museum7.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Cranbrook Museum

Where is Cranbrook Museum?

Cranbrook Museum is in Cranbrook, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Cranbrook Museum?

Building and museum in Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Cranbrook Museum?

Local Council.

When is the best time to visit Cranbrook Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Cranbrook, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Cranbrook Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Cranbrook Museum?

Within 15 km: Bodiam Castle (11 km), Sissinghurst Castle and Garden (3.9 km), Scotney Castle (8.8 km) and Bedgebury National Pinetum (6.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Cranbrook Museum: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scotney Castle: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bedgebury National Pinetum: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sutton Valence Castle: Ukiws, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great Dixter: Miles Berry, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Finchcocks Music Museum: Clavecin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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